Spirit Day Alert- PRS Pajama Day on Thursday, December 23rd

Wear your pajamas to school! (Appropriate attire for weather and school is required)

COMING UP ON Wednesday, December 22nd: HOLIDAY Staff Appreciation Cocoa Bar!

Please help us show appreciation to our teachers and staff with a hot cocoa bar! We also hope to raffle off ten gift cards to our amazing PRS teachers and staff! Items and gift cards can be dropped off at 31 French street by Tuesday, 12/21. There will be a bin outside. Please sign up below, and thank you kindly! Happy Holidays! 

Sign up here: https://signup.com/go/NQWLfYA

STEM Challenge Opportunity: The National Hockey League and the Boston Bruins

Need Students in Grades 4-8!!!

The NHL is working hard to make hockey arenas more environmentally sustainable. In the Future Goals Virtual Science Fair presented by SAP (running through January 31, 2022), students will use their STEM skills to redesign a hockey arena to make it more environmentally sustainable. Areas of focus include facility components, area operations, or fan activity within the arena. 

1st place winners could take home the prizes below! In addition, SAP will donate $2,500 USD towards an environmental sustainability project to the school of each 1st Place Prize winner! 

Visit futuregoals.nhl.com/virtual-science-fair for all the details

Come on, Wizards! Let’s use those STEM skills!

Cultural Enrichment: Throughout the fall, the 5th-grade classes worked hard with Grammy Nominee (Best Children’s Album), three-time Parents’ Choice Gold Medal Winner, and recipient of the ASCAP Children’s Music Award, a songwriter and performer for 25 years, Alastair Moock to create a school song to gift to PRS. Mr. Moock’s residency at PRS began with a “Language of Song” assembly, followed by a number of classes in which he worked with students to brainstorm ideas, and then write and perform a song that reflects the unique qualities of the school and student body. Alongside the PRS music department this winter and spring, the 5th graders will teach the song to the rest of the PRS community as a part of their legacy and gift to the school in their final year. This programming was scheduled and made possible by funding from the PRS PTO.

Also a HUGE thank you to our awesome 5th Graders for participating and making this so special! What an awesome legacy to leave at PRS!

https://vimeo.com/654630668 

Events Recap and Ongoing PRS PTO News

PRS Community Service: We would like to extend a big thank you to the PRS community for your contributions to the Friends of the Homeless event.  Because of your generosity, we were able to provide Christmas gifts for 16 families on the South Shore through Friends of the Homeless. This has been a difficult year for many, and we are truly grateful to be able to make this Christmas special for these families. Huge thanks to Catie O’Leary and Katie Holmes for organizing this wonderful event!  

Cultural Enrichment: This past Monday, Mrs. Harrington’s 4th-grade class had a visit from the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy where they had a hands-on experience learning about how to track and tag sharks that live right off the coast of Cape Cod. The students practiced measuring and applying model tags to inflatable sharks.  Students will also learn about what samples can be taken from a shark and what researchers are learning from those samples. The students were very engaged and learned a lot of very interesting shark facts about sharks living right here in Massachusetts.  This event was organized and funded by the PRS PTO. Huge thanks to Katie Mulkerrin and Lauren Davlla for coordinating.

BOKS: A big THANK YOU to Nes Correnti and all the parent volunteers who helped organize and run a very fun and successful BOKS program this past fall.  The kids who participated thoroughly enjoyed attending and we are so appreciative for all the efforts in bringing back this wonderful program.  

5th Grade Wrapping Event: 5th graders helped to wrap and package up all the gift contributions for the Friends of the Homeless this past Thursday afternoon. They were very helpful and it was great for them to be a part of the Friends of the Homeless event in helping make Christmas special for these families. The contributions towards this wonderful organizing and the generosity of the PRS community were truly amazing. Thank you to all the 5th graders who helped wrap and all the parent volunteers for making this event possible.

News from Mr. Lamothe

Newsletter from December 17, 2021

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Minted Fundraiser: 

Are you buying holiday cards? Please consider supporting PRS PTO by using Minted for your holiday cards. With every purchase using our unique code: FUNDRAISEPLYMOUTHRIVER, you will get 20% off, and the school will get 15% back to the PTO. This code is good for all Minted stationery and custom gifts. Thank you! 

Get active in the HPS superintendent search - This is a pivotal time for our school district as we seek to hire a new superintendent who is the right fit for our schools. We encourage parents to read the candidate resumes that were recently posted, and listen in on public forums. Feedback will be welcomed by the School Committee. https://hinghamschools.org/about/school-committee/superintendent-search-2021-2022/



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